Description: Jurgen A Comedy of Justice - 1976 Artist Signed Edition Limited to 2000 Hand-numbered 257 of 2000 Condition This book is in good preowned condition. There are no attached bookplates, embossed seals, or other owner-marks to the interior. The slipcover has some wear to it, but is still structurally solid. Please see the photographs for the best description of condition. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing, and feel free to ask questions if the photos do not suffice. We can also provide additional photos if requested Be sure to check out our other listings at Settembrini’s Selections. You can save on shipping by buying multiple books and asking that we combine the shipping. Returns are only allowed due to shipping damage or item not being as described. Due to USPS insurance claims procedures, partial refunds are not allowed due to shipping damage. Items damaged in shipping must be returned in the original packaging as received. The USPS requires inspection of the packaging and item damaged. Synopsis Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice is a 1919 fantasy book by James Branch Cabell--the 8th among some 52 books written by this author--which gained fame (notoriety, in the view of some) shortly after its publication. The eponymous hero, who considers himself a "monstrous clever fellow", embarks on a journey thru ever more fantastic realms, even to hell & heaven. Everywhere he goes, he winds up seducing local women, even the Devil's wife. The novel was denounced by the NY Society for the Suppression of Vice; they attempted to bring a prosecution for obscenity. The case went on for two years before Cabell & his publishers won: the "indecencies" were double entendres that also had a perfectly decent interpretation, tho it appeared that what had actually offended the prosecution most was a joke about papal infallibility. Cabell took an author's revenge: the revised edition of 1926 included a previously "lost" passage in which the hero is placed on trial by the Philistines, with a large dung-beetle as the chief prosecutor. He also wrote a short book, Taboo, in which he thanks John H. Sumner & the Society for Suppression of Vice for generating the publicity that gave his career a boost.
Price: 62.69 USD
Location: Missouri City, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-31T01:23:22.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1976
Language: English
Illustrator: Virgil Burnett
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered
Author: James Branch Cabell
Region: North America
Topic: Fantasy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
